Nutrient supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids and micronutrients in rheumatoid arthritis: Clinical and biochemical effects

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 839-845

  Remans, P H J ^a   Sont, J K ^a   Wagenaar, L W ^b   Wouters Wesseling, W ^b   Zuijderduin, W M ^a   Jongma, A ^a   Breedveld, F C ^a   van Laar, J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Micronutrients; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Rheumatoid arthritis; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FLUORIDE; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IODIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHOTREXATE; MOLYBDENUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PENICILLAMINE; PHOSPHORUS; PLACEBO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN E;

EID: 3142727693     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601883     Document Type: Article

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